HMS Queen Elizabeth SHIPS from around the world will gather on the Clyde next week ahead of the latest NATO Joint Warrior exercise. Strike Warrior 21, one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe, will run from May 8-20, with some of the participating ships departing from ports on the Clyde. Vessels are expected at HM Naval Base Clyde, King George V Docks in Glasgow, Hunterston and Fairlie before joining the exercise – part of final preparations for the first deployment of the UK s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month. An Astute class nuclear submarine in company with the Type 23 frigate HMS Kent being over flown by a German Navy P3 maritime patrol aircraft during a previous NATO Joint Warrior exercise
HMS Queen Elizabeth SHIPS from around the world will gather on the Clyde next week ahead of the latest NATO Joint Warrior exercise. Strike Warrior 21, one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe, will run from May 8-20, with some of the participating ships departing from ports on the Clyde. Bankies will be able to see some of the vessels as they sail to and from the King George V Dock in Glasgow, while other ships are expected at HM Naval Base Clyde, Hunterston and Fairlie before joining the exercise – part of final preparations for the first deployment of the UK s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month.
Hunterston Port is to play host to elements of one of the largest military exercises of its kind in Europe from next week. Exercise Strike Warrior 21, which incorporates Exercise Joint Warrior 21-1, will run from May 8-20 as part of the final preparations for the first deployment of the UK s Carrier Strike Group (CSG) next month. HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy s fleet flagship at the centre of the CSG, will deploy shortly after the completion of Strike Warrior. Ten nations will take part, with 31 warships, three submarines, 150 aircraft and around 13,400 military personnel involved. It will include 1,500 ground troops at military ranges across the country and maritime exercise areas off the west and north coasts.
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